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THE WEEK IN REARVIEW

sb-beach-plowPlowing the sand mounds in Sea Bright. Can summer be far behind? (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI

Welcome back to another week at redbankgreen. Here’s a glance back at the stories that filled our cyberpages last week.

On the crime scene, assault, theft and sexual assault were all items in Red Bank’s police blotter, while Middletown police were busy dealing with lots of illegal substances. For the second week in a row, Fair Haven was hit with another round of vehicle break-ins.

Also for the second consecutive week, Riverview Medical Center got a financial boost from across the river.

A Middletown father of five was killed last Saturday on the Garden State Parkway, and the driver of car that collided with his was charged with DWI.

Earth Day is coming up. If you’re into saving the planet or saving money on trash bags, the county is offering tips on composting.

In Middletown, taxes are on the rise. Same for the school and municipal taxes in Red Bank.

Engineering firm T&M Associates topped the statewide list of government contractors in terms of contributions to political campaigns. Will Red Bank Councilman Mike DuPont take on Jen Beck for her state Senate seat? Not this year, he says.

Local Pop Warner teams, save Rumson-Fair Haven, defected to a new football league.

Somebody who chooses not to mince words issued a not-so-friendly reminder to curb your dog. Or you could just keep your pup in the car.

Riverside Gardens Park is a good place for ollie practice, apparently, and Little Silver’s Memorial Garden is a good place to work your green thumb.

In these pluvial days of April, Tom Chesek writes that the sun will come out tomorrow.

Need a place to get your reel ready for summer? A place might be coming to Red Bank.

At Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, students pushed a pledge for no booze and got a visit from outer space. And a Red Bank Primary School teacher is heading to Yale for her achievements in music education.

Sea Bright pledged to keep the library and patch up some serious potholes. Also, Ichabod’s ends an era, and its former doorman takes over.

A popular Middletown hotspot isn’t so well-received by neighbors.

The Red Bank Fire Department ended the week announcing it got a new boat and snuffed out a furnace fire on the east side of town.

A rabbi walks into Rumson, and a couple thousand walk into a wall of guitars at Brookdale.

Finally, if you haven’t figured out where this week’s Where Have I Seen This? is, you’ve still got a few days to take a guess by responding here.

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...